Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-04
THE LATEST NEWS.

An OLD man named CO4, living near SoutH
Bend, Neb., was out hurting, and while re-
turning home at night upon the track of the
Burlington and Missouri River Railway, was
struck by the west-bound express and killed
instantly. Fragments of the body were
strewn for a mile along the track, and the
mangled body, when picked UP, was beyond
identity. He was about go years of age.
The House committee on public buildings
has agreed to report the bill appropriating
sl,2Oo,C00 for the erection Of a public building
at Milwaukee, Wis. Next to the New York
custom-house bill this measure carries the
largest appropriation of any reported from he
committee during the session.
In reporting adversely from the CON-
mittee on military affairs the bill donating I'M
serviceable muskets and accountrements to
sustain Grand Army posts Senator Cockrell,
in the committee report, says that inasmuch
as these muskets are now furnished by the
war department at the rate of 81 per musket
and so cents for accountrements there appears
to be no need for special legislation.
The Rex procession of the New Orleans
Mardi Gras festivities, on the 22d, was q bril-
liant affair, embracing q series of humorous
and burlesque tableaux. First came a detach-
ment of mounted Amazons in rich costumes.
Then followed twenty cars, each containing
tabl ,aux. The first division was illustrative
of music and various popular songs. Follow
Rex's procession came the Independent Order
of the Moon in travestry on prominent fea-
lures or characteristics of the Yankee Nation.
There was the usual crowd on the streets.
The feature of he evening after the Proteus
PROCESSION was the reception of King and
Queen at the Exposition Palace. Thousands
of their ropal subjects were present from all
parts of the country.
From the report of the director of the
mint containing statistics of the production of
precious metals in the United States for the
calendar year of 1856 it is shown that the pro-
duction of gold during that year exceeded any
year since 1880, and almost equaled the pro-
duct of that year. This amounted in 1886 te
s35, ONO ,OO0.
The Prohibitionists of Rhode Island held
their State Convention at Providence on the
22d, and nominated a full State ticket with
Thos. B. Peabody at the head for Governor.
-Advices from Zanzibar state that Portu-
guese men-of-war, by order of the Governor
of Mozambique, have seized the Sultan's
steamer kilva at Tongi and towed her to Mo-
zambique.
In reply to n resolution of inquiry the Score
tary of War sent a communication to the Sen
ate on the ed explaining the cause Of extra
work i'll the Adjutant- Generals offices to be or
account of areas in responding to calls from
the Pension Bureau. The surgeon-G Generals
Department was behind in November 50,439
cases and the Adjutant-G Generals 1864.
Mr.. Cullen used the above statement as
argument showing the necessity of making adj
ditional appropriations for increasing the cleri-
col force to meet the emergency of the pension
applications. Memorials from thirteen Ohio
Grand Army Posts were presented urging the
passage ofthe dependent pensions bill over the
Presidents veto. Mr.. Riddleberger presented a
petition against the ratification of the extra
dition treaty with Great Britain. The bill to
provide for the retirement of United States le-
gal tender and National bank notes Of small de-
nominations, and the issue of coin certificates
Yas reported adversely. Messages i from the
sioning Racheal A. Pierrpont, Jacob Smith,
and John D. Fincher. The resignation Of Pres
ident pro tempore John Sherman was presented
to take effect the 18th. The bill making appro-
p%riations to the Military Academy was passed.
The House refused to pass the vetoed bill in
creasing the pension of John w. Ferris by a vote
two-thirds. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up in Committee of the Whole
and the recommendations of the COM
on military affairs. reported a substitute for the
McAdoo bill to provide for the manufacture OF
nrst-class modern guns for the navy and sea
ment of the committee, will fully meet all pres
emit ex1gencies and place the country in q posi-
ton readily and quickly to provide against such
Htuture eXlgencles as may arise.